Wines made from Riesling grapes of Rheinhessen - Page 4
Discover the best wines made with Riesling as a single variety or as a blend of Rheinhessen.
More informations about the variety Riesling
White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.
More informations about the region of Rheinhessen
Rheinhessen is Germany's largest region for producing the quality wines of the Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA) and Prädikatswein designations, with roughly 26,500 hectares (65,000 acres) of Vineyard">Vineyards as of 2014. Many of its most significant viticultural areas are favorably influenced by the Rhine river, which runs aLong its North and eastern borders. The Rhine, along with the Nahe river to the west and the Haardt mountains to its South, form a natural border. Rheinhessen covers an area south of Rheingau, north of Pfalz and east of Nahe, and is located within the Rhineland-Palatinate federal state.
What are the typical flavors of the Riesling grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 60% of Riesling
- EarthPresent in 54% of Riesling
- Citrus fruitPresent in 51% of Riesling
- Tropical fruitPresent in 18% of Riesling
- MicrobioPresent in 17% of Riesling
- VegetalPresent in 8% of Riesling
- SpicesPresent in 7% of Riesling
- OakPresent in 7% of Riesling
- Non oakPresent in 5% of Riesling
- HoneyPresent in 4% of Riesling
- FloralPresent in 3% of Riesling
- Red fruitPresent in 2% of Riesling
- CitrusPresent in 2% of Riesling
- ApricotPresent in 2% of Riesling
- Green applePresent in 1% of Riesling
- LimePresent in 1% of Riesling
- PeachPresent in 1% of Riesling
- Black fruitPresent in 1% of Riesling
- ApplesPresent in 1% of Riesling
- Dried fruitPresent in 1% of Riesling
News about the grape variety Riesling
Sussex wine producers celebrate after earning PDO status
Producers including Rathfinny, Ridgeview and Bolney embarked upon their quest to turn Sussex into an appellation back in 2015. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has now finally recognised Sussex wine as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). It will enter the register on 5 July, 2022, giving Sussex wine the same legal status as Jersey Royal potatoes, Cornish clotted cream and Stilton cheese. Mark Driver, the former hedge fund manager who set up Rathfinny Wine Estat ...
Manhattan property developer turned New Zealand winemaker jailed for tax fraud
Colin David Rath, 59, pleaded guilty to two counts of forgery and 39 counts of dishonestly using tax returns at Christchurch District Court. He was sentenced to three years and seven months in prison for conducting the NZ$1.3 million tax fraud. Rath grew up in Connecticut and worked as a property developer in New York before leaving the United States in 2016. He wrote a book called It is What it is: A True Manhattan Real Estate Nightmare with a Silver Lining, which delves into the New York prope ...
Brazil’s Altos de Pinto Bandeira is named first DO exclusively for sparkling wines in the New World
Altos de Pinto Bandeira, located in Brazil’s southern Serra Gaúcha wine region, has been recognised as a DO for traditional method sparkling wines. The new DO, which is the first in the New World that’s exclusively for sparkling wines, was announced on 29 November 2022. The first wines labelled DO Altos de Pinto Bandeira will arrive in the market this year. The move follows 10 years of campaigning and research by the Pinto Bandeira Wine Producers Association (Asprovinho). It worked with bodies i ...
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